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Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls, Oct 24, 2026

NBA · 2026-27Oct 24, 2026 · FinalRegular season

Washington Wizards

124AT

Chicago Bulls

120
Bulls vs Wizards: every meeting
STORY

Final

From the verified box score

The BreakdownGrind

Wizards' bench outscores Bulls' reserves in a 124-120 grind

Chicago fired 43 threes and made 12, while Washington's reserves scored 41 to Chicago's 28.

NightlyHoops desk · The BreakdownWritten by AI (Claude Opus 5.5) from the box score and play-by-play. Every number and name was checked against them.

The Wizards won 124-120 in Chicago on a night when neither team found much from deep, and both shot almost the same from close in. The gaps sat elsewhere: in how many shots each side took inside the arc, where each side's threes came from, and who scored off the bench.

Side by side
WASStatCHI
47.4FG%43.0
30.33PT%27.9
49Rebounds44
12Off. rebounds9
95FG attempts93
13Turnovers12
From the box score. A dot marks a row where the teams are far apart.

The two-point shooting was a wash

Washington made 35 of 62 two-point attempts, 56.5%. Chicago made 28 of 50, 56.0%.

The rates match. The volume does not: 62 attempts inside the arc for the Wizards, 50 for the Bulls.

Kyshawn George scored 22 without a three, missing all five he tried. Anthony Davis made eight of his 21 shots. Washington grabbed 12 offensive rebounds to Chicago's nine. The Wizards blocked seven shots; the Bulls blocked one.

Chicago lived beyond the arc

The Bulls took 43 threes and made 12, 27.9%. The Wizards took 33 and made 10, 30.3%.

Caleb Wilson led everyone with 30 points and 14 rebounds on 10-of-24 shooting, 1 of 9 from three and 9 of 11 at the line. Matas Buzelis went 2 of 7 from deep, and so did Jalen Smith. Norman Powell made three of his seven.

For Washington, Trae Young made four threes on 10 attempts. Bub Carrington made three on five.

At the line, Chicago went 28 of 30. Washington went 24 of 28.

Washington's bench scored 41, Chicago's 28

Tre Johnson scored 13 off the Washington bench on 5-of-10 shooting. Justin Champagnie added 11 points and 14 rebounds and finished plus-18. Carrington's nine points all came from three. Deandre Ayton added six.

Tre Jones led Chicago's reserves with 10, and Buddy Hield had nine. Isaac Okoro went scoreless in 14 minutes and finished minus-21.

The starters tell a different story. Young scored 25 with nine assists and finished minus-10. Wilson and George each finished plus-14.

Two-point shooting, even. Three-point shooting, close. Bench scoring, 41 to 28. The final margin was four.

Sources: the fact sheet this story was written from
  • GAME: Washington Wizards (WAS) at Chicago Bulls (CHI), Saturday, October 24, 2026, in Chicago. NBA regular season.
  • FINAL: Wizards 124, Bulls 120. (WAS 124, CHI 120.) Final margin: 4.
  • TEAM TOTALS:
  • - WAS: FG 45-95 (47.4%), 3PT 10-33 (30.3%), FT 24-28, 49 rebounds (12 offensive), 28 assists, 13 turnovers, 5 steals, 7 blocks, 41 bench points
  • - CHI: FG 40-93 (43.0%), 3PT 12-43 (27.9%), FT 28-30, 44 rebounds (9 offensive), 25 assists, 12 turnovers, 10 steals, 1 blocks, 28 bench points
  • TWO-POINT SHOOTING (inside the arc: FG less 3PT):
  • - WAS: 2PT 35-62 (56.5%)
  • - CHI: 2PT 28-50 (56.0%)
  • PLAYERS, Washington Wizards:
  • - Trae Young (starter, 34 min): 25 pts, 4 reb (0 off), 9 ast, FG 6-13, 3PT 4-10, FT 9-9, 0 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -10
  • - Kyshawn George (starter, 36 min): 22 pts, 9 reb (2 off), 5 ast, FG 8-17, 3PT 0-5, FT 6-8, 0 stl, 4 blk, 3 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +14
  • - Anthony Davis (starter, 31 min): 19 pts, 6 reb (2 off), 4 ast, FG 8-21, 3PT 0-1, FT 3-5, 1 stl, 0 blk, 3 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -3
  • - Tre Johnson (bench, 23 min): 13 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 2 ast, FG 5-10, 3PT 2-5, FT 1-1, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- +8
  • - Justin Champagnie (bench, 26 min): 11 pts, 14 reb (3 off), 4 ast, FG 4-8, 3PT 1-3, FT 2-2, 1 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +18
  • - Alex Sarr (starter, 23 min): 10 pts, 3 reb (2 off), 3 ast, FG 5-8, 3PT 0-1, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 3 blk, 2 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -5
  • - Bub Carrington (bench, 21 min): 9 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 3-6, 3PT 3-5, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 0 fouls, +/- +7
  • - Bilal Coulibaly (starter, 25 min): 7 pts, 4 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 3-6, 3PT 0-2, FT 1-1, 2 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -2
  • - Deandre Ayton (bench, 16 min): 6 pts, 5 reb (3 off), 0 ast, FG 3-5, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 1 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -2
  • - Will Riley (bench, 5 min): 2 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-1, 3PT 0-1, FT 2-2, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- -5
  • PLAYERS, Chicago Bulls:
  • - Caleb Wilson (starter, 38 min): 30 pts, 14 reb (4 off), 3 ast, FG 10-24, 3PT 1-9, FT 9-11, 2 stl, 1 blk, 0 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +14
  • - Matas Buzelis (starter, 35 min): 21 pts, 5 reb (0 off), 2 ast, FG 7-13, 3PT 2-7, FT 5-5, 1 stl, 0 blk, 3 tov, 4 fouls, +/- +3
  • - Norman Powell (starter, 33 min): 18 pts, 2 reb (2 off), 3 ast, FG 4-12, 3PT 3-7, FT 7-7, 4 stl, 0 blk, 4 tov, 1 foul, +/- +1
  • - Jalen Smith (starter, 24 min): 14 pts, 3 reb (1 off), 1 ast, FG 5-11, 3PT 2-7, FT 2-2, 0 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -8
  • - Tre Jones (bench, 18 min): 10 pts, 2 reb (1 off), 3 ast, FG 3-7, 3PT 1-1, FT 3-3, 1 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 0 fouls, +/- -9
  • - Buddy Hield (bench, 16 min): 9 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 2 ast, FG 4-7, 3PT 1-3, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -3
  • - Josh Giddey (starter, 30 min): 9 pts, 8 reb (0 off), 10 ast, FG 3-7, 3PT 1-3, FT 2-2, 1 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- +5
  • - Leonard Miller (bench, 21 min): 7 pts, 4 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 3-8, 3PT 1-4, FT 0-0, 1 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- -1
  • - Zach Collins (bench, 11 min): 2 pts, 3 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 1-3, 3PT 0-2, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -1
  • - Isaac Okoro (bench, 14 min): 0 pts, 1 reb (1 off), 0 ast, FG 0-1, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -21
  • SEASON LINES THE GAME'S PREVIEW STATED (before this game):
  • - Norman Powell averaged 21.7 points in 58 games last season.
  • ANGLE: Grind. VOICE: The Breakdown.
PREVIEW

Before tip

As it stood at tip · open to read

The Wizards play at the Bulls on Saturday, Oct 24, at 8:00 PM EDT. The Wizards are 1-1 this season, and the Wizards played yesterday, on Oct 23. The Wizards' confirmed starters are Alex Sarr, Anthony Davis, Trae Young, Bilal Coulibaly and Kyshawn George (NBA official lineups, 3:41 PM EDT). The Bulls are 1-1 this season, and the Bulls played yesterday, on Oct 23. The Bulls' confirmed starters are Jalen Smith, Caleb Wilson, Josh Giddey, Matas Buzelis and Norman Powell (NBA official lineups, 3:41 PM EDT). The Bulls won the last meeting with the Wizards 119-108 on Apr 9, away from home, and since 2019-20, the Bulls are 18-6 against the Wizards in the regular season.

Written by AI (Claude Haiku 5.5) from the facts below; every name and number is filled in from the data, not by the model.

Facts as of 2:03 PM EDT

  • The Wizards play at the Bulls on Saturday, Oct 24, at 8:00 PM EDT.
  • The Wizards are 1-1 this season.
  • The Wizards played yesterday, on Oct 23.
  • The Wizards' confirmed starters are Alex Sarr, Anthony Davis, Trae Young, Bilal Coulibaly and Kyshawn George (NBA official lineups, 3:41 PM EDT).
  • The Bulls are 1-1 this season.
  • The Bulls played yesterday, on Oct 23.
  • Norman Powell averaged 21.7 points in 58 games last season.
  • The Bulls' confirmed starters are Jalen Smith, Caleb Wilson, Josh Giddey, Matas Buzelis and Norman Powell (NBA official lineups, 3:41 PM EDT).
  • The Bulls won the last meeting with the Wizards 119-108 on Apr 9, away from home.
  • Since 2019-20, the Bulls are 18-6 against the Wizards in the regular season.

Starting fives

Confirmed by the league’s official lineups. Until then: in the NBA, the five those lineups list as expected; otherwise, the five each team started in its last game.

Washington Wizards

Confirmed · 3:41 PM EDT

NBA Official Lineups API

  1. TY
    Trae YoungPG · 20.0 PTS · 0.0 REB · 13.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  2. KG
    Kyshawn GeorgeSG · 18.0 PTS · 5.0 REB · 3.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  3. BC
    Bilal CoulibalySF · 11.0 PTS · 2.0 REB · 1.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  4. AD
    Anthony DavisPF · 34.0 PTS · 12.0 REB · 4.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  5. AS
    Alex SarrC · 6.0 PTS · 9.0 REB · 2.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season

Chicago Bulls

Confirmed · 3:41 PM EDT

NBA Official Lineups API

  1. JG
    Josh GiddeyPG · 4.0 PTS · 5.5 REB · 7.5 AST · 2 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  2. NP
    Norman PowellSG · 20.0 PTS · 4.5 REB · 1.0 AST · 2 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  3. MB
    Matas BuzelisSF · 12.0 PTS · 5.5 REB · 1.5 AST · 2 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  4. CW
    Caleb WilsonPF · 18.5 PTS · 5.0 REB · 0.5 AST · 2 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  5. JS
    Jalen SmithC · 14.5 PTS · 10.5 REB · 1.0 AST · 2 GP · 2026-27 regular season

Injury report

The league’s official report: each listed player’s status and reason as reported, in report order.

Washington Wizards

NBA Official Injury Report · 7:15 PM EDT

  1. AJ DybantsaOutInjury/Illness - Left Ankle Sprain (Ankle)
  2. Tristan VukcevicOutInjury/Illness - Left Hip Impingement (Hip)
  3. Jamir WatkinsOutInjury/Illness - Left ACL Repair/Surgery

Chicago Bulls

NBA Official Injury Report · 7:15 PM EDT

  1. Nic ClaxtonOutInjury/Illness - Left Hamstring Strain (Hamstring)
  2. Noa EssengueOutInjury/Illness - Right Head Contusion (Head)
  3. Patrick WilliamsOutInjury/Illness - Right Adductor/Groin Soreness/Tightness (Groin)
SELECTED PLAYER
CW

Caleb Wilson

CHI · Starter · 38:22 MIN

BOX SCORE

Player contributions

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Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls: one row per player, by points, highest first. Team totals add up the player rows.
PLAYERMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFFG3PTFT+/-
38:2230143210210–241–99–11+14
33:50254900236–134–109–9-10
35:55229504328–170–56–8+14
34:53215210347–132–75–5+3
30:55196410338–210–13–5-3
32:31182340414–123–77–7+1
24:21143100245–112–72–2-8
22:48132200015–102–51–1+8
26:121114410024–81–32–2+18
23:00103303245–80–10–0-5
18:23102310103–71–13–3-9
20:5492100103–63–50–0+7
16:1592200134–71–30–0-3
29:37981010013–71–32–2+5
25:2974020243–60–21–1-2
20:4174010013–81–40–0-1
16:1865010023–50–00–0-2
4:3620000010–10–12–2-5
11:2623100021–30–20–0-1
13:3001000140–10–00–0-21
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WAS totalsSum of 10 player lines124492857132245–9510–3324–28
CHI totalsSum of 10 player lines1204425101122240–9312–4328–30

Team totals add up the player rows above. DNP: did not play. —: not recorded. Quarter scores are not shown.

SURPRISES

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